Loan To Value

What Does Loan To Value Mean When Buying A House?

Loan-to-value (LTV) ratio is commonly used by banks in Singapore to express the percentage of a loan to the value of the property. It is one of the key factors when a home buyer decides on a housing loan.

The following housing loan table is for your easy reference.

To illustrate, refer to the “1st Home Loan”. Let’s say, you would like to take your 1st home loan on private property purchase (e.g. EC), you can obtain a bank loan of up to 80% of the property value. The loan tenure, the sum of loan tenure and the age of the borrowers will affect the LTV ratio, as well as the cash downpayment required for the purchase.

The calculation of the age of the borrowers is now standardised among all the financial institutions in Singapore. You may refer to loan tenure to find out more.

How much housing loan you will be offered by the financial institutions ultimately depends on your personal income and financial commitments and is subjected to 60% TDSR and 30% MSR. The total of your new home loan repayments and your existing debt obligations must not exceed the limit.

To take a housing loan, you must have:

• Sufficient income to qualify for a loan
• Steady income to pay back the housing loan with interest over 20 to 30 years

You are encouraged to explore the different housing loan packages offered by various banks. Do read through the terms and conditions for the different housing loans offered by banks and keep in mind that interest rate that may increase over the years.